The team orders issued by Mercedes at Sochi, one where Bottas made way for Hamilton has been talked about at length post the race.
All the involved stakeholders have presented their views about the incident, with everyone echoing that the team orders needed to be imposed in order for the team to benefit as a whole.
Now, during the race, Bottas was informed that there was some blistering on Hamilton’s tyres and hence they had to be swapped, as Vettel was breathing down his neck.
The Mercedes team today released a video explaining the blistering that had occurred on Hamilton’s tyre, a video that did not go down well with a lot of the fans.
Check out the video:
None of the other drivers suffered any kind of significant blistering and thus this one fan in particular thought that the video was just a way to re-emphasise the radio messages to Bottas about the blistering that Hamilton’s tyres had suffered.
Mercedes came up with a reply about both the blistering and the accusations about cheating.
Another fan spoke about how it was morally wrong to take the win away from Bottas, with Mercedes coming with the same response about how it was necessary because of the strategy and the tyre blisters.
